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"Life imitating art" 📽️
Saw a headline last week about the #VaticanBank being involved in some mysterious money flows, so decided to watch the newly edited #Godfather 3 #Coda
Topical
For those that don't know the connections, read on... Gives the📽️an added dimension 👀🕵️♀️
"Life imitating art" 📽️
Saw a headline last week about the #VaticanBank being involved in some mysterious money flows, so decided to watch the newly edited #Godfather 3 #Coda
Topical
For those that don't know the connections, read on... Gives the📽️an added dimension 👀🕵️♀️
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In the film, Michael #Corleone is effectively trying to break from the #Mafia life & channel his family wealth into something 'legit'
To do that, he tries to exploit an opportunity with the #VaticanBank who are attempting to plug holes in their balance sheet
#Immobiliare 💸
In the film, Michael #Corleone is effectively trying to break from the #Mafia life & channel his family wealth into something 'legit'
To do that, he tries to exploit an opportunity with the #VaticanBank who are attempting to plug holes in their balance sheet
#Immobiliare 💸
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In the film, #Immobiliare is a real estate vehicle owned by the Vatican & #DonCorleone wants to buy-in with his ill gotten gains & create a European conglomerate that will elevate the family for generations to come
Now for the obvious (& not so obvious) parallels with reality
In the film, #Immobiliare is a real estate vehicle owned by the Vatican & #DonCorleone wants to buy-in with his ill gotten gains & create a European conglomerate that will elevate the family for generations to come
Now for the obvious (& not so obvious) parallels with reality
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Vatican financial problems;
- 📽️There's a $650m hole in their accounts, so says the Head of the IOR meeting with Michael Corleone
- 👀In reality, there was an even bigger hole in the accounts ($1.2bn) c/o #BancoAmbrosiano & some clandestine dealings
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banco_Amb…
Vatican financial problems;
- 📽️There's a $650m hole in their accounts, so says the Head of the IOR meeting with Michael Corleone
- 👀In reality, there was an even bigger hole in the accounts ($1.2bn) c/o #BancoAmbrosiano & some clandestine dealings
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banco_Amb…
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Using #Immobiliare as a front for #Mafia money;
- 📽️Michael #Corleone is willing to use his families money to get control of this business and gain legitimacy
- 👀 Immobiliare is a real business part owned by Gulf&Western who owned #Paramount who made #Godfather
#Sindona
Using #Immobiliare as a front for #Mafia money;
- 📽️Michael #Corleone is willing to use his families money to get control of this business and gain legitimacy
- 👀 Immobiliare is a real business part owned by Gulf&Western who owned #Paramount who made #Godfather
#Sindona
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Shady power behind the #Pope & #Vatican money men;
- 📽️ In the film it's #LicioLuchessi who is the chairman of the board & a shifty/secretive character 🕵️♀️
- 👀 In reality, #LicioGelli was the head of the Italian masonic lodge #P2 & de facto head of the Italian parallel state
Shady power behind the #Pope & #Vatican money men;
- 📽️ In the film it's #LicioLuchessi who is the chairman of the board & a shifty/secretive character 🕵️♀️
- 👀 In reality, #LicioGelli was the head of the Italian masonic lodge #P2 & de facto head of the Italian parallel state
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President of the #VaticanBank had no banking experience (was he a plant OR a useful idiot)?
- 📽️ Professes to have no real understanding of banking and just needs #DonCorleone 💸 to resolve their problems
- 👀 In reality, #PaulMarcinkus was that man. No banking experience 🤯
President of the #VaticanBank had no banking experience (was he a plant OR a useful idiot)?
- 📽️ Professes to have no real understanding of banking and just needs #DonCorleone 💸 to resolve their problems
- 👀 In reality, #PaulMarcinkus was that man. No banking experience 🤯
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Death of the #Pope Was it murder?☠️🤷♂️
- 📽️ x2 Pope's die. One natural causes & the other poisoned to stop a financial scandal getting out
- 👀In reality, #JohnPaul1 died in his bed after only 33 days of becoming Pope & #JohnPaul2 had an attempt on his life🔫 few years later
Death of the #Pope Was it murder?☠️🤷♂️
- 📽️ x2 Pope's die. One natural causes & the other poisoned to stop a financial scandal getting out
- 👀In reality, #JohnPaul1 died in his bed after only 33 days of becoming Pope & #JohnPaul2 had an attempt on his life🔫 few years later
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There are probably loads of other obvious parallels but those above are the ones that sprung to my mind when I watched it this week.
As for some of the less obvious connections, there's some mind-blowing stuff!! 📽️🤯
Here we go...
There are probably loads of other obvious parallels but those above are the ones that sprung to my mind when I watched it this week.
As for some of the less obvious connections, there's some mind-blowing stuff!! 📽️🤯
Here we go...
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There was a big gap between #Godfather Part 1 and 2 & the release of #GodfatherCoda
The studios that produced the📽️ were #Paramount
A chap called #CharlieBluhdorn owned Paramount through his conglomerate #GulfAndWestern
He commissioned loads of writers to✍️ a script
There was a big gap between #Godfather Part 1 and 2 & the release of #GodfatherCoda
The studios that produced the📽️ were #Paramount
A chap called #CharlieBluhdorn owned Paramount through his conglomerate #GulfAndWestern
He commissioned loads of writers to✍️ a script
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Despite countless efforts, they couldn't get it right!
So, Mr Bluhdorn invited the original makers of The Godfather to his estate in the Dominican Republic and 'Helped' them draft the new film!
Where did he get his ideas from? 🤔
Despite countless efforts, they couldn't get it right!
So, Mr Bluhdorn invited the original makers of The Godfather to his estate in the Dominican Republic and 'Helped' them draft the new film!
Where did he get his ideas from? 🤔
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The intrigue & parallels with real life go on
In the 70's/80's we had the rise of Conglomerate businesses, easy finance via Junk Bonds & seriously shady/secretive offshore banking was in it's pomp
💸🕵️♀️🌴
The cold war was raging & the fight for hearts & minds strong 📽️📺
The intrigue & parallels with real life go on
In the 70's/80's we had the rise of Conglomerate businesses, easy finance via Junk Bonds & seriously shady/secretive offshore banking was in it's pomp
💸🕵️♀️🌴
The cold war was raging & the fight for hearts & minds strong 📽️📺
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Powerful players played dangerous games;
- Entertainment Execs
- Intelligence Agencies
- Mafia
- The Church
Sounds bonkers... but this book gives an amazing insight!
Powerful players played dangerous games;
- Entertainment Execs
- Intelligence Agencies
- Mafia
- The Church
Sounds bonkers... but this book gives an amazing insight!
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Guess in some ways, the Godfather part 3 reminds me a little of the current #Liverpool #LCC scandal
#JoeAnderson
#DerekHatton
Loads of shady characters
#PropertyFraud
#Investments
#Scams
#Politics
🤔⬆️😉
Guess in some ways, the Godfather part 3 reminds me a little of the current #Liverpool #LCC scandal
#JoeAnderson
#DerekHatton
Loads of shady characters
#PropertyFraud
#Investments
#Scams
#Politics
🤔⬆️😉
https://twitter.com/Livooo/status/1304396565004640258
Topical! 👀
I didn't know much about how the Vatican bank has been used since WW2 until reading that book about Operation Gladio.
Seems it's been a den of thieves, infiltrated and manipulated for decades.
"Why rob a bank when you can own one" 💰🔁🤯
theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…
I didn't know much about how the Vatican bank has been used since WW2 until reading that book about Operation Gladio.
Seems it's been a den of thieves, infiltrated and manipulated for decades.
"Why rob a bank when you can own one" 💰🔁🤯
theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…
This from last summer makes more sense now, too!
If you own a bank with very little oversight & authorities have a reluctance to question (on Sovereign & Religious grounds) - BUT you have access to the global banking system!
💰 Launderers Paradise 🔁👼
bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…
If you own a bank with very little oversight & authorities have a reluctance to question (on Sovereign & Religious grounds) - BUT you have access to the global banking system!
💰 Launderers Paradise 🔁👼
bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…
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